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fireworks

4baja - 6-27-2019 at 05:04 PM

looking for a place in san quintin to buy fireworks on the way south. haven't seen any sighs for them in a few years. really not wanting to stop in Ensenada. thanks

No Sign of SIGHS ?

MrBillM - 6-27-2019 at 05:09 PM

Hm ?

David K - 6-27-2019 at 05:18 PM

Hi Steve! Is it yellowtail time in Bahía de L.A.?
The big store north of San Felipe is the only place I seen advertising them.

JZ - 6-27-2019 at 06:48 PM

Go down the 5. We have spent probably a couple thousand dollars at that one over the last 10 years.

During Christmas you can get them at the market in BoLA. Some really good bottle rockets.


vandy - 6-27-2019 at 06:52 PM

Hmmm.... fireworks are iffy in Mexico, per availability and quality.
A quick peek at San Diego Craigslist shows some good stuff
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/for/d/san-diego-4th-of-j...

SFandH - 6-27-2019 at 07:06 PM

Have fun scaring the chit out of pets and wildlife.

freediverbrian - 6-27-2019 at 09:09 PM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
Have fun scaring the chit out of pets and wildlife.








Yes please go far far far out of any camp or town. Most hate fireworks . Please be respectful of your neighbor

tehag - 6-28-2019 at 09:18 AM

I grew up on fireworks and loved them, but information that is readily available now has changed my mind about their use.

Thatch roofs, fences, corrals, etc. just love bottle rockets.

The animal reaction to big bangs is often pathetic to watch. Dogs may tremble for hours afterwards. Birds and other wildlife may abandon territory. Farm animals are often stressed to unhealthy levels.

The volume of pollution from fireworks is astounding. All those sparkles and colors are from additives (including various heavy metals) in the explosive powders, and the particles and gasses they produce can be very toxic. It all goes up into the air and comes down somewhere, on something.

mojo_norte - 6-28-2019 at 09:21 AM

Yes ! Don't be one of those selfish inconsiderate A-holes

Lee - 6-28-2019 at 11:35 AM

I live close enough to a 5 star hotel that when they celebrate with fireworks (weddings, parties), the ground shakes. I wouldn't call this stuff fireworks. Tubes like 81mm mortars. They go all out and it's always a spectacular event.

Trust me when I write that all dogs can be trained to be OK with fireworks and loud noises. It takes time and patience and failure is only an option for the dog owner.

I love fireworks. More the better. Loud is great. I like setting them off on the beach. Fortunately, I don't have neighbors with pampered and coddled dogs.

solosancarlos - 6-28-2019 at 12:08 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Lee  
I live close enough to a 5 star hotel that when they celebrate with fireworks (weddings, parties), the ground shakes. I wouldn't call this stuff fireworks. Tubes like 81mm mortars. They go all out and it's always a spectacular event.

Trust me when I write that all dogs can be trained to be OK with fireworks and loud noises. It takes time and patience and failure is only an option for the dog owner.

I love fireworks. More the better. Loud is great. I like setting them off on the beach. Fortunately, I don't have neighbors with pampered and coddled dogs.


wow, you really are a heartless bonehead

bobrehfuss - 6-28-2019 at 01:00 PM

If your going down Hwy 1, go past Ensenada and turn on the street that goes to Estero Beach (Lazaro Card##as). There are two shops that sell fireworks on the right hand side of the road as you are going toward the ocean. Look for the signs that say “Cohetes”. They are only a couple blocks off the Hwy and you can usually park right in front of the store. Super easy, super quick and no hassle like downtown Ensenada. If you wanna drop a little coin just ask the person at the counter for the better stuff in the back. They will have El Jefe bring out the real deal stuff but it’s more money.

If you like mariscos keep going down Lazero Carrdenas until it dead ends into Lupita Novelo. Look for Gustavo’s mariscos stand. He makes some of the best civiche and a double decker tostada that is unique.

[Edited on 6-28-2019 by bobrehfuss]

bobrehfuss - 6-28-2019 at 01:04 PM

I tried to edit. Not sure why it won’t let me write Lazaro Card##as.

bobrehfuss - 6-28-2019 at 01:06 PM

Lazaro Card en as

fishbuck - 6-28-2019 at 01:07 PM

I love bottle rockets.
My favorite is the Screaming Rattler...
Guaranteed to scare old people and there"comfort" animals...
A quick stop in Ensenada is your best bet.
Up the street from McDonalds I think.

Bajazly - 6-28-2019 at 01:24 PM

Quote: Originally posted by solosancarlos  
Quote: Originally posted by Lee  
I live close enough to a 5 star hotel that when they celebrate with fireworks (weddings, parties), the ground shakes. I wouldn't call this stuff fireworks. Tubes like 81mm mortars. They go all out and it's always a spectacular event.

Trust me when I write that all dogs can be trained to be OK with fireworks and loud noises. It takes time and patience and failure is only an option for the dog owner.

I love fireworks. More the better. Loud is great. I like setting them off on the beach. Fortunately, I don't have neighbors with pampered and coddled dogs.


wow, you really are a heartless bonehead



Yep, keep everything dumbed down these days to the lowest common denominator. Can't offend anyone ever.

Time and a place for everything.

JZ - 6-28-2019 at 01:31 PM

Love letting off big bottle rockets at night and hearing them echo across the water or in a canyon. Take them on every trip we can.

Fun times.


David K - 6-28-2019 at 03:09 PM

If you use the accent marks to spell it correctly, it lets you:
Lázaro Cárdenas
(to get the á, press and hold down the Alt key & enter 160 on the keyboard, then release the Alt key).

DanO - 6-28-2019 at 03:38 PM

I love fireworks, especially the big skyrockets, but there is a danger factor there that I long ignored until I was forced to be more careful. A friend and I used to put on a real extravaganza he started with another friend every New Year's Eve at La Bocana de Santo Tomas -- skyrockets, mortars, girandolas, missile blocks, bottle rockets, fountains, roman candles, m80s, m1000s, black cats, etc. If they sold it in Ensenada, we blew it up. A few times we even worked a nice dry Christmas tree festooned with firecrackers into the show.

For those who don't know, the area is very sparsely populated. It's a couple of miles from the fishing port at Puerto Santo Tomas, which is the only "populated" area around there, with maybe a couple of dozen permanent residents. A number of folks from the few houses in the surrounding area would come to my friend's house to watch the fireworks, and those who had dogs that were bothered by fireworks were sensible enough to leave them at home, locked up.

Anyway, a few years ago we had a premature explosion of one of the really big rockets while it was still in its tube on our launch deck, about 4 feet in front of us. I suffered some permanent hearing loss and received a lifetime gift of tinnitus. My friend had similar symptoms. Fortunately, those were the only physical injuries we suffered. My eyeglasses took a piece of the rocket dead center in the right eyepiece and likely saved my right eye. My sweatshirt took a few hits and had a few burn holes as well. The spectators thought it was all part of the show and loved it, but my friend and I agreed that we were damn lucky not to have been more severely injured.

I still do fireworks, but I deal with them more deliberately in preparing and lighting them, and I get out of the launch area completely after ignition instead of standing just back of the blast zone. I wear gloves, safety glasses (those prescription eyeglasses are expensive to replace), fire-resistant clothes, and earplugs, and I always have a fire extinguisher and a hose at hand and make sure that water pressure is good before starting. Fireworks can and should be both fun and safe. BOOM!

norte - 6-28-2019 at 04:49 PM

I thought they were banned in Ensenada Municipality? only in San Felipe or Sonora are they allowed.

chippy - 6-28-2019 at 05:18 PM

I´ve seen palapas,cabañas and Guadalupe canyon burn down due to azzhats with fireworks. Not cool in populated areas.

thebajarunner - 6-28-2019 at 05:23 PM

A deserted Baja beach
A roaring bonfire
and a few bottle rockets launched out over the Sea of Cortez
It don't get no better:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Let 'er RIP!

Lee - 6-28-2019 at 05:34 PM

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Bajazly - 6-28-2019 at 05:58 PM

Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner  
A deserted Baja beach
A roaring bonfire
and a few bottle rockets launched out over the Sea of Cortez
It don't get no better:bounce::bounce::bounce:


Con cervezas y ceviche fresco es aún mejor.:yes::yes:

defrag4 - 6-28-2019 at 06:33 PM

Quote: Originally posted by DanO  
I love fireworks, especially the big skyrockets, but there is a danger factor there that I long ignored until I was forced to be more careful. A friend and I used to put on a real extravaganza he started with another friend every New Year's Eve at La Bocana de Santo Tomas -- skyrockets, mortars, girandolas, missile blocks, bottle rockets, fountains, roman candles, m80s, m1000s, black cats, etc. If they sold it in Ensenada, we blew it up. A few times we even worked a nice dry Christmas tree festooned with firecrackers into the show.

For those who don't know, the area is very sparsely populated. It's a couple of miles from the fishing port at Puerto Santo Tomas, which is the only "populated" area around there, with maybe a couple of dozen permanent residents. A number of folks from the few houses in the surrounding area would come to my friend's house to watch the fireworks, and those who had dogs that were bothered by fireworks were sensible enough to leave them at home, locked up.

Anyway, a few years ago we had a premature explosion of one of the really big rockets while it was still in its tube on our launch deck, about 4 feet in front of us. I suffered some permanent hearing loss and received a lifetime gift of tinnitus. My friend had similar symptoms. Fortunately, those were the only physical injuries we suffered. My eyeglasses took a piece of the rocket dead center in the right eyepiece and likely saved my right eye. My sweatshirt took a few hits and had a few burn holes as well. The spectators thought it was all part of the show and loved it, but my friend and I agreed that we were damn lucky not to have been more severely injured.

I still do fireworks, but I deal with them more deliberately in preparing and lighting them, and I get out of the launch area completely after ignition instead of standing just back of the blast zone. I wear gloves, safety glasses (those prescription eyeglasses are expensive to replace), fire-resistant clothes, and earplugs, and I always have a fire extinguisher and a hose at hand and make sure that water pressure is good before starting. Fireworks can and should be both fun and safe. BOOM!


ya ive had some sketchball MX mortars blow up in the tube, or barely launch out and blow up 2ft above the deck, that combined with the .0001 second speed fuses they put on everything makes it a game of life and death every new years and 4th of july!

still hell of a lot of fun though, be safe out there! :coolup:

defrag4 - 6-28-2019 at 06:35 PM

I believe they outlawed them for sale in all of BCS a while, at least I haven't seen them for sale anywhere, theres an old abandoned cohete shack on the side of the road in Mulege

[Edited on 6-29-2019 by defrag4]

UnoMas - 6-28-2019 at 09:59 PM

Having a home with a palapa roof I have found spent bottle rockets in my yard after celebration events. Keep it safe and realize what it could do to ones living near by, they could lose everything from one miss guided bottle rocket.
Beach over water is a good plan for any aerial fire works. Have a great 4th. Keep your pets inside. ;D:cool:

defrag4 - 6-29-2019 at 12:27 AM

i agree, shooting them out in the middle of nowhere is the only way to fly! plus they look cooler shot out over the sea

pauldavidmena - 6-29-2019 at 07:43 AM

My dog is afraid of both fireworks and thunder, but I agree that with a little timely redirection he could be trained to ignore both. There's no limit to what he'll do for a treat!

As someone with tinnitus 24/7, I love the flash of fireworks, but not so much the noise. I can appreciate them in the context of a festive celebration, particularly when done by professionals.

BajaTed - 6-29-2019 at 07:59 AM

The Puget Sound area beaches are non stop fireworks until around Oh dark thirty in the morning. High quality Chinese fireworks, a stacked wood pallet of fireworks costs about $400

SFandH - 6-29-2019 at 08:08 AM

There are several venues along San Diego Bay too. A few years ago there was a screw-up and all the fireworks at all the venues went up at once. Spectacular show..........for a minute or two. My dogs were happy about it. ;)

AKgringo - 6-29-2019 at 08:19 AM

This time of year, the sun doesn't even set in Anchorage until about 11 PM, so things start late. One year just as it was getting less that full daylight, a fog bank rolled in!

The show must go on, so thousands of dollars worth of sky rockets were nothing more than a dull glow with a muffled bang! The ground display was OK, but very few people had a good view of it.

My good old dog used to be terrified of anything that made a bang. The one I have now seems to be amused by lightning or fireworks, and it was not because of anything I did!

Bubba - 6-29-2019 at 01:39 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
This time of year, the sun doesn't even set in Anchorage until about 11 PM, so things start late. One year just as it was getting less that full daylight, a fog bank rolled in!

The show must go on, so thousands of dollars worth of sky rockets were nothing more than a dull glow with a muffled bang! The ground display was OK, but very few people had a good view of it.

My good old dog used to be terrified of anything that made a bang. The one I have now seems to be amused by lightning or fireworks, and it was not because of anything I did!


This happens more times than not on the Central Coast of Ca. A couple of yrs recently this were barely visible, just a faint glow.

defrag4 - 6-29-2019 at 02:33 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
This time of year, the sun doesn't even set in Anchorage until about 11 PM, so things start late. One year just as it was getting less that full daylight, a fog bank rolled in!

The show must go on, so thousands of dollars worth of sky rockets were nothing more than a dull glow with a muffled bang! The ground display was OK, but very few people had a good view of it.

My good old dog used to be terrified of anything that made a bang. The one I have now seems to be amused by lightning or fireworks, and it was not because of anything I did!


only one place to be in Alaska for 4th of July, Glacier view baby!!

let em flyyyyyy!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbMYzMUu06Q


Bajazly - 6-29-2019 at 02:51 PM

Cars jumping off a cliff... because we can... Yep!! good clean fun.

4baja - 6-29-2019 at 04:23 PM

Quote: Originally posted by bobrehfuss  
If your going down Hwy 1, go past Ensenada and turn on the street that goes to Estero Beach (Lazaro Card##as). There are two shops that sell fireworks on the right hand side of the road as you are going toward the ocean. Look for the signs that say “Cohetes”. They are only a couple blocks off the Hwy and you can usually park right in front of the store. Super easy, super quick and no hassle like downtown Ensenada. If you wanna drop a little coin just ask the person at the counter for the better stuff in the back. They will have El Jefe bring out the real deal stuff but it’s more money.

If you like mariscos keep going down Lazero Carrdenas until it dead ends into Lupita Novelo. Look for Gustavo’s mariscos stand. He makes some of the best civiche and a double decker tostada that is unique. thanks

[Edited on 6-28-2019 by bobrehfuss]


[Edited on 6-29-2019 by 4baja]

Being Neighborly

MrBillM - 6-29-2019 at 04:34 PM

I found long ago that the best recourse for victimized neighbors is a bit of (creative) tit-for-tat when the offending rat is away for the day.

Patience and prudence is always rewarded with opportunity.

4baja - 6-29-2019 at 04:37 PM

thanks guys, leaving tomorrow and will try estero beach. if not fire crackers then fire cracker yellowtail will do if not bigger.

bajaguy - 6-29-2019 at 09:17 PM

Ask 'em for some seal bombs......red, about the size of a tennis ball.


Quote: Originally posted by 4baja  
thanks guys, leaving tomorrow and will try estero beach. if not fire crackers then fire cracker yellowtail will do if not bigger.

bajatrailrider - 6-30-2019 at 11:57 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Lee  
I live close enough to a 5 star hotel that when they celebrate with fireworks (weddings, parties), the ground shakes. I wouldn't call this stuff fireworks. Tubes like 81mm mortars. They go all out and it's always a spectacular event.

Trust me when I write that all dogs can be trained to be OK with fireworks and loud noises. It takes time and patience and failure is only an option for the dog owner.

I love fireworks. More the better. Loud is great. I like setting them off on the beach. Fortunately, I don't have neighbors with pampered and coddled dogs.
. True buttcrack of year come over here with your fireworks. Will see who is pampered . Real low Life.

vandy - 7-1-2019 at 08:16 AM

LOL!
Mr ULV rider?
(Unnecessarily Loud Vehicle)
Did you know that the dust that lingers in the air
is mostly asbestos in this part of the world?

Let's not throw rocks...

K7BVT - 7-1-2019 at 09:39 AM

Be careful of fireworks purchased in Baja that have a label that says "This side towards enemy". :)

SFandH - 7-5-2019 at 03:48 PM

My two dogs made it through another 4th. Only damage is a broken table lamp that got pulled down by one of them getting snagged by the cord as he tried to dig through the tile floor under the table. I was worried about the old guy, he was freaked, shaking and panting.

I bet the San Diego animal control centers are busy today with spooked animals and people looking for them.

AKgringo - 7-5-2019 at 04:47 PM

None of my mostly senior neighbors were setting of illegal fireworks, however I am only a half mile or less from the county fairgrounds where the main event happened!

My girl barked at the first few explosions, so I took her outside and we were able to see a few of the higher skyrockets that rose above the tree level. She seemed satisfied, went back in and laid down, only raising her head again during the grand finale!

Fireworks, no big deal. Vacuum cleaner, now there lies a monster!


[Edited on 7-6-2019 by AKgringo]

Bajazly - 7-6-2019 at 01:28 AM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  


Fireworks, no big deal. Vacuum cleaner, now there lies a monster!



Yep, mine would go ape chit and attack the vacuum cleaner head for 13 plus years, you’d think they would learn or get tired of it... nope.

A Moderate 4th

MrBillM - 7-6-2019 at 09:01 AM

For a change, I didn't need to "Dime Out" a single neighbor.

JZ - 7-6-2019 at 10:35 AM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
My two dogs made it through another 4th. Only damage is a broken table lamp that got pulled down by one of them getting snagged by the cord as he tried to dig through the tile floor under the table. I was worried about the old guy, he was freaked, shaking and panting.

I bet the San Diego animal control centers are busy today with spooked animals and people looking for them.


Go to the vet and get some doggy Xanax. Put them in a room that is the most quiet from outside noises. Turn the TV up.

They'll be fine next time.